U.S. Army soldiers, Iraqi Army soldiers, and city councilmen walk through a hallway of Al Thabat Primary School in Kunan, Iraq, during a mission to distribute school supplies to the students, Nov. 8, 2006. The U.S. Army soldiers are from E Company, 1st Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Elisha Dawkins


A teacher at the Al Thabat Primary School in Kunan, Iraq, speaks to U.S. Army soldiers, Iraqi Army soldiers, and city councilmen about the need for school supplies, Nov. 8, 2006. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Elisha Dawkins

Students at Al Thabat Primary School in Kunan, Iraq, listen to a teacher's greeting, during a mission by U.S. Army soldiers, Iraqi Army soldiers, and city councilmen to distribute school supplies to the students, Nov. 8, 2006. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Elisha Dawkins

U.S. Army soldiers, Iraqi Army soldiers, and city councilmen distribute school supplies to students at Al Thabat Primary School in Kunan, Iraq, Nov. 8, 2006. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Elisha Dawkins

Members of the city council in Kunan, Iraq, and an Iraqi army soldier deliver school supplies to the students at Al Thabat Primary School, Nov. 8, 2006. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Elisha Dawkins

U.S. Army Capt. Travis Tilman, company commander of E Company, 1st Battalion, 12th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, shakes hands with students at Al Thabat Primary School in Kunan, Iraq, Nov. 8, 2006, during a mission to deliver school supplies. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Elisha Dawkins

U.S. Army 1st Sgt. Dain Harrison interacts with a student from the Al Thabat Primary during a mission to distribute school supplies to the students, Nov. 8, 2006, in Kunan, Iraq. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Elisha Dawkins

Iraqi children run toward U.S. Army soldiers during a mission to distribute school supplies to the students at Al Thabat Primary School in Kunan, Iraq, Nov. 7, 2006. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Elisha Dawkins